Trump signs ‘historic’ veterans bill at American Legion convention

President Trump signed what he called a “historic bill” for veterans on stage during the American Legion’s national convention in Nevada on Wednesday.

“No longer will veterans be kept waiting for years to get an answer to their appeals,” Trump said in Reno. “They will receive timely updates and they will get decisions much more quickly in a fraction of the time.”

The legislation signed by Trump – the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act -- streamlines the process of veterans appealing claims over disability benefits. Reform Bill

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A staff psychiatrist at the Veterans Administration hospital in Muskogee pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to witness tampering involving a patient with whom he had a sexual relationship, prosecutors said.

William R. Jones, 67, of Geneseo, on Tuesday entered pleas of guilty to theft of government funds and making false statements about his military service to the VA, according to Patrick D. Hansen, acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of Illinois